Infrastructure Engineer

Barclays UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Knutsford is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to build and maintain reliable infrastructure platforms. The role involves scripting, automation tools, and ensuring system reliability and security. Ideal candidates will have experience with tools like Ansible and Terraform and a strong understanding of infrastructure as code practices. A collaborative mindset is essential for this position, offering a dynamic environment focused on continuous learning and improvement.

Qualifications

• Expertise with scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash) required for automation.
• Experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools essential.
• Knowledge of event bus products such as Kafka is important.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deliver, and maintain high-quality infrastructure solutions.
• Monitor IT infrastructure to identify and resolve potential issues.
• Implement automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency.
• Ensure a secure configuration for infrastructure protection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure requirements.
• Stay informed of technology trends and contribute to tech communities.

Skills

Expertise with scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash)

Working experience in IaC and automation tools

Working experience of event bus products such as Kafka

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

DevOps automation tools

Job description

Overview

Join us as an Infrastructure Engineer – to build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure.

Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Purpose of the Role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Assessment Criteria

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

Qualifications

• Expertise with scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation/migration tasks
• Working experience in IaC and automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, Terraform
• Working experience of event bus products such as Kafka

Preferred Skills

• Working experience of eSaaS and Logging
• Experience with API Development
• Experience with DevOps automation tools such as code versioning (git), JIRA, Ansible, database CI/CD tools and their implementation.

Accountabilities

• Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high‑quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability and ease of use, including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements.
• Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.
• Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
• Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber‑attacks, vulnerabilities and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software and data from unauthorised access.
• Teamwork: Cross‑functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT infrastructure requirements, devise solutions and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data‑driven approach.
• Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

Location

Knutsford office.

Values

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.